Correspondence and papers, 1896-1914
File
MS. Marconi 166
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- Letter from the Italian Ambassador, General Annibale Ferrero, about Marconi's work, 1896
- Draft letter from Marconi to Ingeniere Malfati, ordering a coherer and relay, 1897
- Letters from Captain Kennedy discussing experimental work, including references to Salisbury Plain experiments and Marconi's demonstration at Channing School, 1897, 1901
- Letter from Henry Thompson of the Daily Mail, requesting an interview with Marconi about his system, 1897
- Translated extract from Ètoile Belge about experiments by Marconi in the presence of the King and other members of the Belgian Royal Family, 1900
- Letter from A. Foster, South Western Railway booking clerk at Dorchester, commenting on Marconi's work, 1900
- Transcript of lecture by [Henry Hozier of Lloyd's?] about 'aetheric signalling' and wireless telegraphy, with particular reference to experiments conducted by Nevil Maskelyne, c. 1901
- Correspondence and papers about jamming by Nevil Maskelyne of a demonstration of wireless telegraphy by Fleming at a lecture at the Royal Institution, 1903
- Letter from Andrew Gray to George Kemp about results obtained from Broomfield Road, 1905
- Press cutting about a paper by Lionel James on the value of De Forest system of wireless telegraphy, with comments by Preece and others, including reference to the Marconi system, 1905
- Leaflet about lecture by William Lynd on wireless telegraphy, especially Marconi's system, with news cuttings from Irish newspapers about the lectures and about the use of wireless telegraphy during the Kingstown Regatta, 1898 and n.d.
- Leaflet for lectures by Richard Kerr, including one on wireless telegraphy, 1913-14
- Poster for lecture by Mr. S.I. Willis on wireless telegraphy, 1902
- Advertisement for programme on Wireless Telegraphy given by Inv. Spec. Prof. Ant. Prati, 1912
- Correspondence between Marconi and Clive Wigram about a visit by the King and Queen to SY Elettra, with a letter from Marconi to Isaacs reporting on the occasion, 1922
Dates
- Creation: 1896-1914
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Marconi 166
Repository Details
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk